Biography

Bia is a PhD Sociology candidate in the programme "Labour Relations, Social Inequalities and Trade Unionism" at the Centre For Social Studies/Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra. She holds a Joint Major Communication and Latin American Studies from Simon Fraser University, Canada; a specialisation in Social Policy Management from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil; and a MSc Social Policy and Development (Merit) from London School of Economics, UK. She is a founding member of the research group "Labour Relations and Society", inserted within the Social Policies, Labour and Inequalities (POSTRADE) research group of the Centre for Social Studies. In between her academic pursuits, Bia has gained more than fifteen years of professional experience in the areas of communication and international development. Her current research interests are social movements, young workers, Web 2.0, and digital methods.